Tuesday, November 20, 2007

My potential Thanksgiving menu

One day, I don't know if it'll be soon, I expect to be hosting a Thanksgiving dinnerfor family. It's just a matter of time. I'm already hosting a Thanksgiving/Christmas style meal so it may happen sooner than later. But recently I started thinking of what I would serve.

This past weekend as I was watching the Food Network Challenge Ultimate Thanksgiving Feast. Everything cooked in this show sounded and looked really good, though my major issue was only one chef roasted a turkey. The rest butchered and did various things to it.

Maybe I am too much of a traditionalist but you have to have a roast turkey. You can grill it, deep fry it or put it in the oven but don't butcher the bird and do different things for Thanksgiving. If you want to do that at another time of you go nuts (though how often does one cook turkey outside of Thanksgiving or Christmas?).

But anyway, to my menu:

Roast turkey w/ stuffing in the bird.I debated this one. I love to grill, and wouldn't completely rule it out, but for the first time I would probably do a traditional bird with my father's stuffing recipe. He sautees some celery, onions and mushrooms and the mixes it with some stuffing mix and chicken stock and various herbs and spices. He puts some in the bird, and that's the best stuff, and the cooks some on the side. Now I know there's a big trend toward sausage stuffing and I am hardly ever one to turn down pork sausage, but this doesn't do it for me for a traditional Thanksgiving fare. I have had it other times though and it can be quite good.

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Cooking for me is an escape. I learned how to cook from both my parents. My dad taught me how to make breakfast and grill and my mom taught me how to make sauces and bake (though I just started to bake again).

I have always cooked for myself, but the past couple year or so I have been cooking more and that's due to Rory, the fiancee. I love cooking for her and cooking for someone else is always better.